Since Zen3 is still on AM4 but the not backward compatible with older chipsets

[CaptainPlanet]

Isn't it better to just wait for AM5?

[PyroTheWise]

Depends on the need/budget. 

[Ertman]

also depends if you can wait till sometime in 2021?

[Harry Voyager]

It will be compatible with X570 motherboards too, so if you have an X570 it should be worth it. 

 

It will also depend on how Zen 3 performs relative to Zen 2, Comet Lake and Rocket Lake. 

 

Also, the issue appears to be that not all 4 series motherboards actually have enough bios memory to run Zen 3, rather than a strick technical limitation; they don't want the press disaster chaos zone that would result from saying thay, say, the MSI B450 Tomahawk can't run it but the B450 Max can, but we could see cases where MB makers find a way to implement it anyways as a *Completely Unsupported Never Do This (wink wink)* thing. 

 

Basically, it could happen but AMD needs to restrict it to Crazy Hacker Voodoo Land rather than risk getting a front page spread in the New York Times about how Joe Blow got completely screwed by AMDs horrible compatibility problems.

 

"Today on 60 Minutes, Joe Average bought a B450 Motherboard to use with his brand new Ryzen 4950, but did AMD rip him off in the Fine Print? Today a dozen talking heads with no idea how to turn on a computer discuss the intricacies of Ryzen compatibility! (Don't miss our segment on why AMD mislead on compatibility with the I9-10100KF".